Missed this from yesterday, but NDP Leader Jack Layton announced a slight tweak to his shadow cabinet lineup, a tweak that was forced upon him by the departure of Dawn Black. Black quit as an MP to run for the NDP in BC.

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Today, Elliott was in Ottawa as part of her campaign and, thanks to Twitter, we know a little bit about a reception held for her at a pub just off of the Parliamentary Precinct.

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KINGSTON, Jamaica - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the Jamaican Parliamant, the first Canadian prime minister to do so. (Photo taken by and distributed by the Canadian PMO)    more »

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding confers with Canadian Prime Minister during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. (Photo taken by and distributed by the Canadian PMO)   more »

After putting out the call for volunteers, "Gabby from QC" a frequent commenter here (and, I've noticed, at many other blogs), stepped up and has provided a transcript based on the recording of the call distributed yesterday by the Prime Minister's Office. The call was organized, the PMO said, by The Israel Project which was also responsible for inviting reporters. Here then, is what "Gabby from QC" has provided and I am very thankful for the assistance:

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With respect to government television commercials which promote Tax Free Savings Accounts (TFSA): (a) why are financial advisors not included in the list of possible ways to open an TFSAs; (b) how much did it cost to produce these commercials and to air them; (c) how often are the commercials aired; and (d) will future commercials include a reference to financial advisors?   more »

If he wants to talk to American reporters-- fair enough, that's completely within his prerogative and it probably makes sense for a Canadian PM to do a little outreach with reporters from the U.S. and other key allies. But I'm a little confused why he and his staff want to keep that fact a secret from the rest of the country.

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Not sure what to make of this. There's an Amazon.ca page that apparently lists a soon-to-be-published book by Maclean's funny guy Scott Feschuk and yet, check out this URL and the review that is on the page:

http://www.amazon.ca/Stephen-Harpers-Book-About-Hockey/dp/1554686601/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240209077&sr=8-11

(Tip of the toque to Ian Capstick.)

..as soon as I saw it, I raced ahead of it, got off at the nearest exit -- which happened to be Woodroffe -- and got out my camera, which every good reporter always travels with just in case, and snapped pictures of the Google car taking pictures of me. Now, I just checked and, so far, Google's Street View is not yet available for that section of the 417. Which led me to wonder: A lot of people have written about their concerns about privacy and Google's Street View. Well, what about those of us who want to be on Street View?

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The Liberal Party of Canada this morning released Every Voter Counts: The 308 Riding Strategy, a "frank and honest report ... to make the Liberal Party of Canada more efficient, democratic and election ready." The very title of the report, written by a committee that was co-chaired by Brampton, Ont. MP Navdeep Bains and Martin-era party director and Ignatieff supporter Steven MacKinnon, lets everyone know that things are now different under the current leadership....

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